Scientists have named a small maroon and gold fish species, which was discovered 300 feet deep in the waters off Kure Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, after U.S. President Barack Obama.
• The fish, of the genus Tosanoides, was named in honour of Mr. Obama for his commitment to protecting nature through the expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, researchers said.
• It was discovered in June this year during a research trip to Kure, the world’s northernmost atoll.
• The fish is found only within the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
• Researchers confirmed that the fish represented a new species, the first member of the genus Tosanoides found outside of the waters off Japan.
• This is not the first fish to be named after Mr. Obama. A species of darters found only in the Duck River and the Buffalo River in U.S. was named Etheostoma obama in 2012.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on 4 September 2016 listed the eastern gorilla, the largest living primate, as critically endangered in its latest red list of threatened species.
The largest living primate’s population is now estimated to be fewer than 5000. Grauer’s Gorilla, one subspecies of Eastern Gorilla, has lost 77% of its population since 1994, declining from 16900 individuals to just 3800 in 2015.
• The eastern gorilla is a large hominid with a large head, broad chest and long arms.
• It has a flat nose with large nostrils.
• The face, hands, feet and breast are bald.
• The fur is mainly black, but adult males have a silvery saddle on their back.
• Grauer's gorilla has a shorter, thicker, deep black fur, while the mountain gorilla has a more bluish color.
• Eastern gorillas are herbivorous, with a heavily foliage based diet, due lack of available fruit in their habitats.